Pastoral Counseling Foundations

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Become a Pastoral Counselor In As Little As 6 Months

Our foundations series equips anyone with a heart to counsel. No previous experience is required or expected outside of a strong grasp of the gospel.

Are you called to counsel?

We believe there needs to be more full-time pastoral counselors available to church communities.

But that doesn’t mean you have to quit your job to start making money through counseling. We have two tracks:

  • #1: Equips leaders who are called to become full-time counselors
  • #2: Equips leaders who want to be more effective in the counseling they already do

Importantly, we show you how to get and retain clients as well as how to counsel like Christ.

Included

Website

Get your own profile with pictures. Potential clients can learn about you before they sign up.

Billing & Tax Set-Up

Exact instructions on setting up and operating your billing, including how to manage it.

Insurance reimbursement

Under some circumstances pastoral counselors can get reimbursed via insurance. See when this is possible and how to do it.

6-Part Curriculum

4 Weeks

Presence of a Counselor

The mindset and role of you as a counselor will make or break your client's progress

4 Weeks

Anxiety & Defenses

Our attachment system is at odds with our desire to avoid pain. We teach you to overcome.

4 Weeks

Spiritual Dynamics

We have an internal conflict between our old man & new man. It's not in our heads, it's spiritual.

4 Weeks

Self-Punishment

Guilt, shame, depression are ways we punish ourselves. But there is no condemnation in Christ Jesus.

4 Weeks

True Feeling

Jesus felt sorrow unto death. Many of those who go to church feel, feel, feel. These feelings will come and you must understand them.

1 Weeks

Certification

Receive a certificate from Counselors For Christ if you complete the program.

Biblical Truth Put In Action

Overcome resistance

Anxiety, guilt, shame, depression are all forms of resistance in clients.

Concepts in Action

Go past theory. Lessons have accompanying 'vignettes' where we put our concepts in action.

Biblical proof

Jesus & Paul provide our foundation. Each lesson is tied back to parables or teaching.

Ask questions in your new community

Get the clarification you need. Ask and get answers to any question.

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What Can Pastoral Counselors Do?

Counsel & charge members of the church

In many states, pastoral counselors are able to counsel & bill members of the church as long as they are doing it with the okay of their church.

Attract & retain younger members to the church

Feedback we've gotten from pastors is their churches are able to bring in more young members and keep them through offering counseling.

Guide congregants past 'Psychological' truth

Rather than going to an expensive, secular counselor, many congregants are now able to choose someone they trust through their church.

Create community

In today's day and age, wonderful counselors are needed more than ever.

Create disciples

Counseling is not just to solve problems. Counseling is the foundation of discipleship.

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